Hi everyone,
Having just subscribed to the mailing list I guess I should introduce myself,
as the welcoming notes suggest...
I'm an amateur astronomer and author of children's astronomy and spaceflight
books living in a town called Cockermouth (birthplace of poet William
Wordsworth, Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian and astronomer Fearon Fallows)
in the NW of England (54.28 N, -3.30 W), where I run the astronomy society. I
collect meteorites and hope to have my first kids sci-fi novel published this
year.
My interest in satellites is mainly in making naked eye observations of MIR,
ISS, Shuttle and Iridiums, the "bright, boring ones", and "sharing" the
satellites with as many people as possible. From what I've seen of the list
postings so far I seem to be a little out of my depth, but I'll learn... :-)
Looking forward to the discussions ahead!
Stuart Atkinson
("Stu" from now on...)